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PeterH May 13, 2005 01:44:38
Replying to follow that cow

But you said " It developed from the northern Old English (or Old Northumbrian) that was introduced into south-east Scotland (south of the Forth) from the 7th century AD onwards, as the kingdom of Northumbria expanded northwards. It was reinforced later by northern English that had been exposed to strong Norse influence after the Norse (Danes and Norwegians) occupied what is now Yorkshire and Cumbria."

Doesn't that make it Anglo-Norse ie Anglian and Norse? You know far more about it than me, so I'll keep quiet now.

Yes I have read the other contributions now. Agreement on the "haugr" , but Maes is a mystery. Good to have some mysteries left to think about.

P PeterH
PeterH May 13, 2005 02:02:46
Replying to PeterH

PS Erse - my encyclopaedic dictionary says " Erse - 1 Gaelic esp. Scottish Gaelic . 2 of or pertaining to the Celts in the Highlands of Scotland, of their language - Scottish var. of Irish

Pocket Oxford Dictionary gives " Erse - Irish Gaelic or Scottish Gaelic - early Scottish form of Irish"

I know nothing more than what the good old OED tells me. As the Scots came from Ireland isn't it reasonable to expect them to speak the same language with increasing evolutionary divergence?